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MRI estimation of the arterial input function in mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  13678084     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
RATIONAL AND OBJECTIVES: Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI offers the potential to provide quantitative maps of tumor perfusion parameters and is therefore expected to play an important role in the study of cancer in small animal models. Extraction of such information from DCE-MRI data requires a methodology for determination of the arterial input function (AIF) for the target tissues. An MRI based method for observation of the AIF in a mouse model is demonstrated in the present report. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A series of short-axis cardiac images was acquired during the first pass of a bolus of Gadodiamide using a low-resolution, EEG-gated, saturation-recovery gradient echo imaging sequence. The AIF was then extracted from the observed signal intensity changes in the left ventricle (LV) blood pool. RESULTS: The proposed technique provides sufficient temporal and spatial resolution to accurately characterize the AIF of Gadodiamide in mouse models. The AIF was observed in 4 mice and was found to be qualitatively similar to that previously observed in larger animals. However, significant inter-animal variability in the precise form of the AIF was evident. CONCLUSIONS: The proposed method for determination of AIF in mice has been shown to be effective and reliable. The inter-animal variability observed in the present study suggests that the AIF should be measured in each animal undergoing analysis by DCE-MRI.
Authors:
Stephen Pickup; Rong Zhou; Jerry Glickson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic radiology     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1076-6332     ISO Abbreviation:  Acad Radiol     Publication Date:  2003 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-09-18     Completed Date:  2004-01-08     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9440159     Medline TA:  Acad Radiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  963-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, B1 Stellar Chance Laboratories, 422 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Contrast Media*
Coronary Circulation*
Female
Gadolinium DTPA / diagnostic use*
Injections, Intravenous
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Mice
Mice, Inbred C3H
Neoplasms, Experimental / blood supply
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R24 CA83105/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 122795-43-1/gadodiamide; 80529-93-7/Gadolinium DTPA
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Acad Radiol. 2003 Sep;10(9):961-2   [PMID:  13678083 ]

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